Reading

Think back to your favorite textbook growing up. You probably read it word for word, right? The weight of textbooks in our backpacks is often more memorable than the textbooks themselves. Not that they aren’t chock full of information. On the other hand, books like the fiction and non-fiction literature that make up the BookShark

Historical fiction is a big part of our homeschool. I believe that reading historical fiction greatly enhances both our understanding of history as well as our retention of facts from history. That being said, you would be surprised how that flame got lit. It started long before I ever had children, long before I ever

The idea of reading stories aloud to our children is almost as old as the idea of parenthood itself. Long before printed books were available, children learned history, language, and more simply by oral retelling. Now that many of our children are exposed to technology at a young age, reading stories aloud can seem a

It’s here, it’s actually here!! High School Curriculum! We are so excited about World History & Literature and U.S. History & Literature levels. Today’s podcast is for all your questions about books in the levels, how it differs from other levels, why you should consider BookShark’s High School curriculum and more. Janna and her guest Amy R., BookShark’s Curriculum Editor and

Do you remember what it was like when your sweet little babies began to utter their first sounds? Did you run to get a textbook so you could teach them how to speak? Of course not! You certainly didn’t freak out thinking there was no way you would be able to teach them how to

Teaching reading was my greatest fear as I contemplated homeschooling. Could I do it? What if I messed it up? What if I turned my kids off of reading forever? Of course, teaching a child to read is not nearly as difficult as you may expect. And all of my children are proficient readers! What I’ve found over

To say my son is not a big fan of reading may be an understatement. How frustrating! Didn’t he know I had big plans for the type of reader he would be? You know, the read-by-age-four-voracious-can’t put-the-book-down type of reader. I’m a reading teacher after all! Couldn’t I just mold him into the type of read I

If your son tends to dawdle instead of completing a page of grammar exercises… If your daughter draws pictures instead of working on writing assignments… If you’ve seen your child’s shoulders slump when asked to read… Then you might have a reluctant learner when it comes to language arts. From making excuses to complaining to avoiding the